Media activist Abudl Naser al-Sahnbouri, aka Abu Jamal, was one of the uprising’s most prominent activists. He used to risk his life covering events on the front lines of the battles fought between the FSA and the criminal Assad’s troops in various parts of our beloved Daraa. He was injured many times before he died, whether because of violent bombardment or snipers’ fire; the last time before his death he was hit with a sniper bullet in his shoulder when he was in the town of Kafr Shams, covering the battle of “Izzaa”. Abu Jamal filmed many videos and toured various parts of Daraa. He was born in 1989 (the comments under the post say 1984), married with three kids. Prior to the uprising, he used to live in Damascus, but moved to Daraa with the start of the revolution in order to cover it and document the atrocities committed against the civilians and to convey the truth. Abu Jamal studied Sharia besides being an imam and an orator. A few days ago, the Islamist and FSA battalions announced the launching of an offensive dubbed “Uniting the Ranks” which was aimed at capturing the military checkpoints and barracks in the west of the province, and to be followed by capturing Daraa city. Today, Abu Jamal was covering the fierce battles in the town of Tafas when he was injured by shrapnel in his belly. While he was being given first aid he asked those around him to take care of his wife and kids. Due to lack of medical staff in the field hospital he was later moved to Jordan where he died. His liver was severely injured. He died in Al-Jazeera hospital in Jordan.

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"In a madness born of the horror of Tafas we killed and killed, even blowing in the heads of the fallen and of the animals; as though their death and running blood could slake our agony." - T.E. Lawrence

This asshole first sprang to notoriety when he was videoed prancing amongst the very recently murdered bodies of a large number of prisoners. There is every reason to believe he was instrumental in getting the "Martyrs of Al-Yarmouk" to carry out the murders simply for his later delectation.

See http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f21_1380702081 for the aftermath and prequel videos.

I think Higgins posting this piece is very indicative of his attitude to Syria and his impartiality.

So because I highlight the death of a well known activist, someone many of my readers will be familiar with, I'm suddenly horribly biased in some way? I'm just saying he's dead, seems to me you're the one bringing along a load of baggage, and trying to put it on me.

According to Brown Moses,Bashar al Assad is a genocidal authoritarian ( actually he happens to be an authoritarian head of state) maniac who eats children for breakfast,but courtesy of the same twisted logic, there is an alchemical transmutation that turns psychotic religious murderers into "activists".Brown Moses,at least you are not even trying to hide your bias anymore.You have achieved something.

and all forget that in many recordings wrapped in a scarf FSA defended some young aspiring members of the FSA not to bang slaps captured members of Hezbollah in Daarai, members of the militia from the neighboring state funded Iran therefore conquering army that committed horrible atrocities in particular Quşayr after them killed the commander of Baalbek....history and God will final judge

Oh sure, a dangerous foreign mercenary ... the best reporter in Daraa area that has shown things like croats weapons , died doing journalism in her natal city, at the hands of mercenaries probably Alawites of the Baaz party or Hezbollah members .